CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 0h 59m

Walter: A Life in Football

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Documentary paying tribute to one of the most successful managers in the history of Scottish football, Walter Smith. A winner as manager for Rangers and Scotland, Walter Smith was a man whose character won respect across the hard tribal lines of our national game. Featuring rare archive, and told with interview contributions from the people who knew him best and who worked with him throughout his long and varied career, the programme explores the numerous successes at Rangers, his experiences as a manager when he headed south to Everton in the English Premiership, his leadership of the Scotland national men’s team and his sensational return to Rangers in 2007. Walter: A Life in Football follows the highs and lows of Smith’s career, exploring the characteristics that made players, fellow managers and supporters venerate him. He was genuinely loved and revered by many, including titans of the game such as Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Directed byMartin Conaghan

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 59m
Language
EN
Released
December 30, 2021
Studios
BBC ScotlandAlbert Sustainable Production

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Walter Smith

Walter Smith

Self

Graeme Souness

Graeme Souness

Self

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney

Self

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson

Self

Hugh MacDonald

Hugh MacDonald

Self

Roddy Forsyth

Roddy Forsyth

Self

Richard Gough

Richard Gough

Self

Maurice Malpas

Maurice Malpas

Self

Stuart McCall

Stuart McCall

Self

David Murray

David Murray

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Martin Conaghan
Produced by
Neil Sargent
Martin Conaghan

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